The files in here give the hostcounts as done in the past. The format of the files varies a bit over the years ... It is not complete, forgive me. I intend to keep things more up to date in the future. Filename indicates count date. A count is usually done at the end of the metioned month. The file OVERVIEW keeps a record of the totals for all previous hostcounts, including deltas and deltas as percentages. It should be mentioned that the first counts (up till late 1991) are not as reliable as later counts. In December 2004, the method of providing summaries was changed from being once per month, to being progressive as data is supplied during that month. For TLDs that are 'local' (collected and counted by the RIPE NCC), this occurs during the second week of every month. For TLDs that are 'remote' (data collected by entities outside the RIPE NCC), this occurs as they finish their own counts, with data normally being available after the 20th of each month.